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A work made of silver.

Stater (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Terrina

375-356 BCE

Greek, minted in Terina, Bruttium, Italy

Sant'Eufemia Vecchia di Lamezia Terme

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the nymph Terina facing right. The back (reverse) shows the goddess Nike seated on a small pedestal, with a dove on her right hand while her left hand rests on the pedestal.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium